Queridos hijos, I’ve never been one to care too much about celebrations like Mother’s Day. I feel they are way too commercialized and too much effort is put into material gifts. Plus, my dad — your abuelito — used to say that Mother’s Day is everyday! But I guess you’re too young to understand any of that. …

My daughter is only five, but she already seems to like science a lot. Well, she's really interested in a lot of things, but I think she has a special curiosity for science and the way our world works. I leave the science discussions to my husband who loves to teach our daughter about nature …

Sometimes I feel part of the reason why Latinos don't seem to be as engaged in many important issues, like air pollution, might have a lot to do with the language divide. As my Moms Clean Air Force colleague, Elisa Batista points out, actual poll results suggest Latinos do care about the environment: "Latinos more …

A couple of months ago I wrote about the Green Kids Conference I attended in Silicon Valley where I represented Moms Clean Air Force. I wrote about how impressed I was with an 11-year-old child (and his parents) who inspired a future generation of adults to care about our planet. What I didn’t write about …

Even though my 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with asthma two years ago and I’ve done my share of research on the topic, I don’t consider myself an expert at all. Thanks to my involvement with the Moms Clean Air Force – a group of moms fighting for clean air, I’ve learned a lot about how this disease …

My two children amaze and inspire me everyday. My almost 5-year-old is always coming up with the most incredible ideas. Out of the blue, she’ll say stuff like, “Mami, why don’t we visit the North Pole tomorrow so I can see real penguins?” I love that about kids. So I was really looking forward to …

A few days ago, my husband and I were watching TV when we saw a commercial for the National Jewish Health, the #1 respiratory hospital in the U.S., which happens to be right here in Denver, where we live. The commercial featured a little boy who’s playing outside and all of a sudden has an …

I’ve never been one to get too politically involved in any one cause. I mean, I love politics, and as a journalist I’ve been exposed to many a cause that has opened up my eyes about the need to try to change things to make this a better world. But the extent of my involvement …

This piece was cross-posted on SpanglishBaby. Queridos hijos, I’ve never been one to care too much about celebrations like Mother’s Day. I feel they are way too commercialized and too much effort is put into material gifts. Plus, my dad — your abuelito — used to say that Mother’s Day is everyday! But I guess you’re …

This post originally appeared at Spanglish Baby. I recently found out that Latino children are 60 percent more at risk than white children to have asthma attacks. I also found out that Latinos are three times as likely as whites to die from asthma. (If you’d like to know why, please check out this article). And, I freaked out because my …